News Archive - 2010
December
- Press release John Benington, CBE We congratulate Professor John Benington on his award of CBE in the New Year's Honours list.
- New book Metaphors we lead by Co-edited by André Spicer, this book is published by Routledge.
- Press release An invitation to 'join the conversation' Warwick Business School has this week launched an online pilot initiative, 'Joining the conversation' which allows all stakeholders from WBS to share online their thoughts and views, through video and podcasts, about their time at Warwick and its…
- Story Programme successes Success from WBS undergraduate and executive education programmes recently . . .
- New book Public Value: Theory and Practice Authored by John Benington, WBS Emeritus Professor, and Mark H Moore, Professor of Nonprofit Organisations at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government and a Visiting Professor in the Social Enterprise Program at Harvard University's Business School. …
- News from alumni Alumnus appointed Chief Commercial Officer for WIL Research Company, Inc WIL Research Company, Inc., a privately held global Contract Research Organization (CRO) and leading provider of drug development and chemicaland food safety services, have appointed Alan Findlater (DLMBA 1991-99) as Chief Commercial Officer.
- New book Contesting the Corporation: Struggle, Power and Resistance in Organizations Co-authored by André Spicer, this book is published by Cambridge University Press.
- News from alumni Sharpen Your Company's Internet Profile Smart Internet Business Solutions, set up by Tarjinder S. Kailey (EMBA class of 1997), provides a complete range of internet marketing services for business. These range from short term Search Engine Optimisation contracts through to full service…
- News from alumni Clean Power - Henri Winand Interview Henri Winand (MMBA class of 1999) discusses his company and its work. Intelligent Energy is a leading clean power systems company specialising in the application of fuelcell technologies in a number of industrial sectors, including automotive. …
- News from alumni Recent WBS Alumni Promotions Richard Yarwood (DLMBA Class of 1989) has joined Penn Pharma in South Wales as Chief Executive. Premal Madhavji (FTMBA class of 1992) tells us that he has recently been promoted to Managing Director, Goldman Sachs India.
- Feature Top executives from India explore an international management perspective Last week saw the arrival at Warwick Business School of 18 executives from India, for a two-week stay. They are currently studying at the prestigious Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIM-A).
- News from alumni Ed Bradford in running for Marketing 'Oscar' Edmund Bradford (DLMBA class of 1993) is celebrating: he has heard that his company, Market2win Ltd, has been chosen as a Finalist for the CIM Marketing Excellence Awards 2010.
- News from alumni Donald Nordberg's Book on Corporate Governance A new book by Donald Nordberg (DLMBA 1990-94) tells an 'engaging, thought-provoking' story of corporate governance.
- Press release Immigration Changes Professor Mark Taylor, Dean of WBS explains the current position regarding proposed changes to UK government immigration policy.
November
- Feature Welcoming new professors to WBS Since his arrival in the Spring of 2010, Dean of WBS Professor Mark Taylor has moved quickly to appoint excellent new faculty at WBS. We introduce seven new professors who have arrived recently at WBS.
- Feature IRRU celebrates its 40th anniversary Professor Harry C Katz, Dean of Cornell University's prestigious Industrial and Labor Relations (ILR) School, was the keynote speaker at a special lecture marking the Industrial Relations Research Unit's (IRRU) 40th anniversary on Friday November…
- Press release WBS programme matches vacancies with unemployed managers Global financial turbulence has resulted in an increase in the number of unemployed managers and executives. Yet statistics from Jobcentre Plus show that approximately 20% of unfilled vacancies in the West Midlands are in managerial occupations. …
- Press release WBS undergraduates win UBS-sponsored prizes for excellence in Financial Management No fewer than eight WBS undergraduates have won prizes for their outstanding performances in Financial Management and Foundations of Financial Management modules. The prizes were sponsored by the investment bank UBS.
- Opinion WBS professor speaks at the House of Commons Professor Simon Collinson was one of just two speakers invited to address a Policy Breakfast today, organised by the Industry and Parliament Trust (IPT) on the The Future of Government Support for British Industry in the House of Commons. The IPT's…
- Press release WBS team win award in UIBS competition A team of WBS undergraduates calling themselves 'More Than Standard' were awarded £500 in the first ever UK Investment Banking Series Mergers and Acquisitions competition (UIBS).
- Press release Minister delighted with WBS involvement The Warwick MBA Practice Of Management module offers support for valuable projects, and gains the support of Caroline Spelman MP.
- Opinion Delivering real business solutions - the critical role of executive education Dr Jan Stiles, Executive Director of Executive Education at WBS, writes in CEO Today magazine on how recent global financial turbulence has helped to clarify where executive education can add real value.
- News from alumni Viv Longley Changes Track Viv Longley (MSc Industrial and Business Studies1974-75 ), looks back on her career and the impact made by her studies at WBS. Viv's course was the early version of the full time MBA. During the last year a change of career has taken her from…
- News from alumni Adrian Wooldridge moves to Navios Acquisition from Shell Oil Adrian Wooldridge (FTMBA class of 1999) is joining Navios Acquisition as the Company's Chief Commercial Officer, responsible for all chartering and related commercial activities.
- News from alumni New 'Toolkit' For Alumni Ambassadors We are delighted to launch an 'online toolkit' for alumni ambassadors. Developed by Warwick Business School staff, alumni ambassadors and board members, this kit aims to assist ambassadors with setting up and expanding Warwick Alumni Networks. You…
- News from alumni Andres Hatum's book is published Andrés Hatum ( PhD 1998- 2002) has just published 'Next Generation Talent Management, in which he looks at the ways firms are confronting critical issues such as attraction, development and retention when new generations are coming into their…
- News from alumni WBS Accounting & Finance Top Graduates Hannah Monkman and Deborah Lamb, BSc Accounting and Finance graduates from 2009, have been placed in the ICAEW Order of Merit 2010, following outstanding performances in their first set of professional exams for the ACA qualification. Hannah came…
- News from alumni Net Impact Launch at WBS 150 undergraduates, graduates, alumni, teaching and support staff came to the student-led launch of the University of Warwick Net Impact Chapter - an event which clearly tapped into a 2010 zeitgeist.
- News from alumni New Garden Design Company Jane Harries (1996 intake on DLMBA course) has set up a new web-based garden design business. Her web site offers garden designs by mail and web, so customers can save money on travel, visits and surveys, and yet receive a professional design which…
- News from alumni Congratulations to Dr Evangelia Kasimati and Niko Veraro We send many congratulations to Dr Evangelia Kasimati (MSEF class of 1998) and her husband Niko Veraro on the birth of their daughter Flora Erietta Verarou. She was born on 1 March 2010 and is a baby sister for Fotini who is 2 years old.
- News from alumni WBS Alumni Promotions Mohamad Djahanbakhsh - MD Serco LearningDr. Michael Zobel - Semi-Crystalline Products at LanxessCallum Wynne - Unilever Ice Cream
- News from alumni Robert Dyson's Memories of WBS 1970-77 Robert Dyson, Chairman of WBS 1978-81 and Dean 1998-2000 and now Emeritus Professor, has written 'Reminiscences and Reflections' about his years as a lecturer in the School of Industrial and Business Studies (now Warwick Business School). "It is…
- News from alumni Paul Kehoe Welcomes Birmingham Transport Improvements Paul Kehoe (MBA class of 1989) is interviewed by The Birmingham Post's Business Blog following the recent announcement of planned improvements to the Midlands' transport infrastructure. This, coupled with the runway extension - cleared by planning…
October
- Press release Developing Valuable Contacts in China WBS Dean Professor Mark Taylor, together with Professor Qing Wang, Associate Dean (Internationalisation), and Alison Bond, Head of Alumni Relations, are currently visiting several higher education institutions in China with a view to developing…
- Press release Warwick Business School launches new MSc in Accounting & Finance Building on the success of its prestigious BSc in Accounting & Finance, Warwick Business School (WBS) is now launching a long-awaited Masters in Accounting & Finance, to commence in September 2011.
- Story The University of Warwick Knowledge Centre The University of Warwick's Knowledge Centre was launched over the summer. It is a major new initiative for alumni and stakeholders of the university.
- Press release World-class BSc Accounting & Finance graduates Two graduates of the WBS BSc Accounting & Finance course have just been placed in the ICAEW Order of Merit 2010, following outstanding performances in their first set of professional exams for the ACA qualification.
- Feature Net Impact Chapter launches at Warwick Business School Earlier this month, Warwick Business School hosted an event to celebrate the official launch of the Warwick Chapter of the corporate social and environmental inspired organisation Net Impact.
- Opinion New opportunities in global outsourcing Dr Julia Kotlarsky, Associate Professor of Information Systems & Management, writes in the 2010 edition of the International Trade Forum on current trends and challenges facing Western businesses considering outsourcing.
- Press release Financial Times Executive MBA ranking In the Financial Times published today, Warwick Business School's Executive MBA is ranked 35th globally and 5th in the UK.
- Feature Winning students in a global community WBS students are among the best at their studies, and also achieve great things outside the classroom. For example - winning a trip to Vienna, and a stay in Moldova.
- Press release Bank of England MPC visits Warwick Business School As part of their visit to the West Midlands and Oxfordshire, Professor Andrew Sentence and Paul Fisher, members of the Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) will speak to students, staff, academics and business leaders at Warwick Business…
- News from alumni New Tax Waters Irene Yong (FTMBA class of 2002) has co-authored an a major article in International Tax Review, explaining how specific laws in the Federal Territory of Labuan affect investments in the island. Labuan forms part of Malaysia but has local…
- News from alumni WBS Alumni To New Posts Arun Vellayan (MBA class of 1974) has taken over as chairman of The Fertiliser Association of India, New Delhi. He has been on the Board of Directors of FAI since 2001.Bernardo Hees (MBA class of 1997) is to be appointed CEO of Burger King…
- News from alumni From Battlefield to Boardroom Due to graduate in 2011, Simon Tidd (MBA class of 2009) is featured in an article in City AM which investigates how military experience can be translated into something the City wants, needs or can understand. Simon served in the 2nd Royal…
- Feature The ICAEW Undergraduate Partnership Programme goes 'live' at WBS On Tuesday 5 October the opportunity to undertake the new Undergraduate Partnership Programme degree (UPP) at Warwick Business School (WBS) went 'live' as the application process for internships opened for the first time.
- News from alumni Peter Summerfield is a Grandfather Peter Summerfield (MBA class of 1975), chair of the WBS Mentoring Steering Group, proudly celebrates the birth of his first grandchild, Sophie Charlotte.
- News from alumni Martin Hagleitner new CEO post Martin Hagleitner (FTMBA class of 1998) has been appointed as the new CEO of stock listed Austria Email AG, producers of water heaters and solar thermal systems.Congratulations to Martin on his new post.
- Press release Linda Norgrove 1974 - 2010 Professor Mark Taylor, Dean of WBS sends his condolences to the family, friends and colleagues of Linda Norgrove who had been taken hostage in eastern Afghanistan on September 26 this year and died in the course of a rescue attempt on October 8.
- Story WBS academic wins Best Paper Award at national conference Sukanya Sen Gupta, Associate Professor in the Industrial Relations & Organisational Behaviour Group at WBS, was awarded the HRM Best Paper award at the annual conference of the British Academy of Management.
September
- Story The new WBS branding On Monday 27 September 2010, WBS Dean Mark Taylor announced, "Today is the first day of our new WBS brand, and I have to say I am delighted with it. The logo is modern yet timeless, clear and striking, and implies a dynamic and forward-looking…
- Press release New logo for WBS Professor Mark Taylor, Dean of Warwick Business School, reveals the new WBS logo.
- Feature 'Lean' in Government 'There is no greater opportunity than a crisis, and the current economic climate is certainly that for the public sector organisations in the UK.' Zoe Radnor addresses public sector senior executives at The Barbican, London.
- Press release Police graduate at WBS wins research funding in USA A Detective Sergeant in London's Metropolitan Police Service, studying at WBS for the Postgraduate Diploma in Police Leadership and Management, has won a Fulbright Police Research Fellowship in the USA.
- Press release Faculty promotions from within at Warwick Business School Two members of faculty at Warwick Business School have recently been promoted to the top academic level of 'professor'.
- Press release Warwick Business School's new initiative to support SMEs The Enterprise Hub at Warwick Business School (WBS) has launched a new management and leadership programme to support Small & Medium-sized Enterprise (SME) owners and managers. This new initiative will fill a gap left by the current funding…
- New book Global Sourcing of Information Technology and Business Processes Co-edited by Julia Kotlarsky.
- News from alumni Double joy for Alex Congratulations to Alex (Hai) Gong (FTMBA class of 1999) on the birth of his baby daughters, Rebecca and Vivien.
- News from alumni And the award goes to... Nadza Abdul (FTMBA class of 1995), the Chief Operating Officer of PosLaju National Courier, Malaysia's national and largest domestic courier company, was on 29 July 2010 awarded the 2010 Outstanding Entrepreneurship Award.
- News from alumni WBS alumnus completes the 'toughest footrace on earth' Congratulations and admiration must go to alumnus Ralph Dixon, Director of Environmental Investments, YTL Corp Berhad (BSc Management Sciences class of 1983) who completed the Marathon Des Sables, Morocco in April this year to raise money for the…
- News from alumni Different degrees of real enterprise Mike Bastin, Warwick graduate (MBA Class of 1991) and MBA lecturer is interviewed for the China Daily.
- Press release A new Football League - The Times' Financial Fair Play League The Times' Financial Fair Play League has been created by Sue Bridgewater of WBS and Patrick Barclay, Chief Football Correspondent at the Times newspaper, and launches in The Times newspaper today. This League attempts to take into account the…
- News from alumni Wedded bliss for Becki and Mark Shortt More wedding bells, this time for Mark and Becki Shortt nee Roberts. Here Becki tells their story.
August
- Press release Message for all successful undergraduate applicants to WBS Warwick Business School is one of the most competitive of business schools in the UK in which to gain entry at undergraduate level, and will be accepting around 400 new students this year onto its undergraduate courses. Read the message to…
- News from alumni Mentoring relationship makes way for 'third party!' The steering committee from the WBS Mentoring programme and current mentor Janet Fairlie Vogt, wish to extend their congratulations to Nicola Bullivant on the recent birth of her baby boy. Nicola, a recent MBA graduate (05 - 09) who currently works…
- News from alumni Jargon Public Relations wins Amplify Trading brief Simon Corbett (MAOS class of 2001), founder and managing director of Jargon PR comments, "Amplify Trading is perfectly placed to take advantage of the unprecedented changes within financial services recruitment. The campaign will enhance credibility…
- News from alumni Another publishing success for Warwick alumna Dr Naomi Stanford Full of real life examples from companies as diverse as Ikea and McDonald's, Ford and Toyota, Warwick alumna Dr Naomi Stanford's latest book, Organisation Culture: Getting it Right, also includes a series of wide-ranging practical exercises that…
- News from alumni Wedding bells for Fabio and Mia Fabio Franco and Mia Gannedahl met in the Students Union of Warwick University more than nine years ago and married in a small fishing village in Sweden this summer. Congratulations from Andreas Eberhardt and the other Warwick Alumni who attended…
July
- Feature Summer graduation celebration Summer graduation at the Warwick campus this July was its customary happy, busy and celebratory affair, with around 950 Warwick Business School students graduating across the range of courses.
- Press release CIPD re-accreditation is no rubber stamp Warwick Business School's MA in Industrial Relations & Managing Human Resources (MAIRMH) has successfully undergone a rigorous re-accreditation exercise by Europe's largest HR professional body, the Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development…
- Story The public service can teach business a thing or two Publishers Emerald Insight recently launched a new award for the Paper with the Best Practical Implications, based on the simple concept of 'research you can use', and it is under this category that two WBS professors, Loizos Heracleous and Bob…
- Feature Guest speakers shine the light on careers in finance During this Summer Term, the programme team who look after Warwick Business School's three Finance Masters programmes brought together a series of nine speakers from the world of finance during a week of guest presentations at WBS.
- News from alumni WBS Alumni Board member secures £7m investment for growing business Innovative budget hotels business Sleeperz has secured a major £7m investment to fund future growth in the UK - with the target of achieving a portfolio of 10 hotels by 2015.
- News from alumni Francis reflects on the Warwick MPA Francis Davis (MPA 2004-10) reflects on his Warwick MPA, "Warwick gave me new friends, extended my international outlook and forced us to think deeply about new policy strategies for demanding times. I even launched a new and thriving social…
- News from alumni New posts for alumni Congratulations to all our alumni who have secured new posts in the last two months. Here are the details of just some of the new appointments.
- News from alumni Business Angels are heaven sent An investment network formed to support fledgling business has enjoyed tremendous growth over the past 12 months.
- News from alumni University toasts appointment of former Mitchells & Butlers' Director A former Mitchells & Butlers' Executive Director has swapped the boardroom for the classroom as he takes on a new role at Birmingham City University's Business School.
- News from alumni Alumni World Cup involvement Puya Rasekhi (DLMBA 2001-05) was a major player in the recent success of the World Cup in South Africa although he never appeared in any of the matches.
- News from alumni giving something back Douglas Banning (FTMBA 2006-07) set up DLB Pharma Ltd at the beginning of 2010, a pharmaceutical company aimed at making health care accessible and affordable to developing nations, notably in Africa.
- Story The Warwick Commission on International Financial Reform - WBS Dean speaks in China On Wednesday 30 June, leading members of the Warwick Commission on International Financial Reform met at the St Regis Hotel, Beijing, China.
- News from alumni Sailing along nicely Ronan Morrissey, current full-time MBA student and active member of the WBS Yacht Club, reports on progress in several sailing regattas this year.
- Feature Sailing along nicely Ronan Morrissey, current full-time MBA student and active member of the WBS Yacht Club, reports on progress in several sailing regattas this year.
- News from alumni Dr. Okezie Aruoma to be President of Oxis International's Scientific Advisory Board Oxis International, Inc. have announced the appointment of Dr. Okezie Aruoma (EMBA 1992-95) as President of its Scientific Advisory Board.
- News from alumni Laurence Huntley joins Mimio Laurence Huntley (MSc Management & Business Studies 1973-74) has been elected as general manager of Mimio, a provider of learning technologies, effective from June 1st 2010.
June
- News from alumni IBM MBA graduate to join Romanian pharmaceutical company subsidiary of Merck Sharp & Dohme Romanian pharmaceutical company subsidiary of Merck Sharp & Dohme (MSD) today announced the appointment of four new management team members.
- Story WBS Professor in print again in Harvard Business Review WBS Professor Loizos Heracleous appears in the July-August issue of Harvard Business Review; his research also featured in the March issue.
- Feature The world's largest corporate citizenship initiative - new book launched today Dr Andreas Rasche, WBS Assistant Professor of Business in Society, is co-editor of a new book, The United Nations Global Compact: Achievements, Trends and Challenges, launched today at the UN Global Compact Leaders Summit in New York.
- New book The United Nations Global Compact: Achievements, Trends and Challenges Co-edited by Andreas Rasche.
- News from alumni Lizzie launches new company Entrepreneur Lizzie Penny (BSc International Business 2001-05) is co-Founder and Director of Futureproof Marketing, an outsource marketing agency, specialising in providing outsource marketing solutions to small and medium sized businesses across…
- News from alumni Roy Phillips appointed COO of Baryonyx Baryonyx Corporation, the Texas based, innovative energy company has appointed Roy Phillips (MSc MSOR 1972-73) as Chief Operating Officer.
- News from alumni AA Hong Kong appointment The Airport Authority Hong Kong (AA) announced the appointment of William Lo Chi-Chung (DLMBA 1989-98) as Executive Director, Finance, from July 2010. He will be responsible for the formulation and execution of the AA's accounting and financial…
- News from alumni News from Austria An article in the leading Austrian Kurier newspaper on the value of MBAs, included comment from Martin Hagleitner (FTMBA 1998-99) Partner in Malik Management, Vienna.
- News from alumni TV appearance for Wael Wael Eid (FTMBA 2004-05) recently appeared on Live TV, Channel France 24 to discuss where the economy is going, sovereign risk, and budget cuts across Europe.
- Press release Honours awarded to WBS faculty WBS Professors Bob Johnston and Nigel Slack, together with Assistant Professor Martin Kunc, have all received awards from external organisations in the past month.
- News from alumni Star Spangled Soccer A new book by Gary Hopkins (FTMBA 1986-88), a member of the Advisory Board for Warwick Business School's Centre for Management in Sport, states that hosting the World Cup in 1994 changed the face and fortunes of soccer in the United States forever.
- News from alumni Michael Cann chairs BGMA Michael Cann (DLMBA 1999-2003) took over as Chairman of the British Generics Manufacturers Association (BGMA) at the Association's AGM in London on 26 May 2010.
- News from alumni Edmond Chu to head Premier Electronics Multi-channel, high service electronics distributor, Premier Farnell recently announced key appointments in Asia Pacific. Edmond Chu (DLMBA 1987-91) was appointed Managing Director for Premier Electronics, a Premier Farnell company in the Greater…
- Opinion How to reduce costs and maintain public services? Dr Zoe Radnor is Reader in the Operations Management Group at Warwick Business School. She is working over a long timescale with regional and national government and public service bodies on the implementation of 'Lean' and associated techniques in…
- Feature WBS Leaders Series. Professor Andrew Oswald gives an overview of his presentation on 21 July.
- Press release WBS Tops Guardian League Table Warwick Business School has taken the No. 1 slot for Business and Management in the latest Guardian University Guide league table.
- Feature A search for new modes of governance or new combinations of old ones GUSTO, standing for the Governance of Uncertainty and Sustainability: Tensions and Opportunities is a pan-European collaborative research project co-ordinated by Professor Colin Crouch of the Government and Public Management Group at Warwick…
- Opinion WBS professor advises influential think tank on IT policy for the NHS WBS Professor Wendy Currie recently advised CentreForum, a think tank, on future policy for the National Health Service with regard to its use of IT.
- New book Small Business and Entrepreneurship Co-authored by former WBS Professor, David Storey and Associate Professor Francis J Greene.
May
- Press release WBS improves again in undergraduate rankings The annual Times Good University Guide reveals that Warwick Business School's undergraduate degrees have improved on last year's listings.
- Feature Strategic Lean Implementation Methodology (SLIM) in Healthcare Strategic Lean Implementation Methodology (SLIM) in Healthcare is the title of a Warwick Business School research project involving a cross-disciplinary team of researchers led by Dr Zoe Radnor and Professor Stewart Robinson.
- Press release Review of Business Process Improvement Methodologies in public services Dr Zoe Radnor, Associate Professor (Reader) at WBS is the author of a just-published and extended literature review of business process improvement methodologies and their application in the public sector and/or service environment.
- Press release Business schools collaborate to add value The first Midlands MBA Career Fair is being held on June 4th at Aston Villa conference centre. It is a collaborative event, organised by four of the UK's leading Business Schools all based in this region, Aston, Birmingham, Nottingham & Warwick.
- Story WBS gets global broadcast coverage WBS faculty member Dr Sue Bridgewater appeared on Bloomberg TV on 18th May, discussing professional football management issues, while WBS MBA graduate Mike Bastin will feature on China Radio International on Thursday 27th May at 10am on their…
- Press release Six Rules for Healthy Profits Nearly half of the UK's small and medium sized businesses are just one step away from accelerating their profitability potential and generating �15billion for the UK economy, a unique study of the key ingredients to business success revealed today.
- News from alumni News from Ukraine Oleg Tkachenko (Dipl Applied Management 2004-06) was recently appointed Director for Ukraine at Sunbury Heights Group, an international project management practice with offices in Kyiv, Moscow, London and Dubai.
- Press release WBS Tops Complete University Guide Accounting and Finance has been placed first in the UK in the Complete University Guide published on 20 May 2010.
- News from alumni Sweet success Natasha Aggarwal (BSc ManSci 2001-04), featured in a recent article in The Telegraph, Calcutta, which meets the 'Queens of the Kitchen' - successful women who run their own food businesses in the city.
- News from alumni Dual control for Luke Luke Norbury (FTMBA 2003-04) gives an update on the two businesses he now owns and runs since leaving BT plc.
- Press release WBS signs UN-backed Principles for Responsible Management Education Warwick Business School has signed the UN-backed Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME).
- Press release Excellent WBS research wins international recognition Out of 100 papers presented at the multinational Strategic Management Society's Spring conference, only 4 papers were recognized at the awards ceremony dinner, one of them from WBS faculty members Sotirios Paroutis and Loizos Heracleous.
- Press release WBS rises in Executive Education rankings Warwick Business School has risen nine places in the Financial Times ranking of custom programme providers. WBS is now 45th in the World and 5th in the UK.
- News from alumni Beijing alumni network event review To coincide with Alison Bond's visit to Beijing, an alumni gathering was held on the afternoon of 3 April at the Reignwood Center. 68 Warwick alumni attended this event.
- News from alumni Recognition for WBS research Research carried out by Sotirios Paroutis (MSc MSOR 1999-2000) and Loizos Heracleous from the Marketing and Strategic Management group (MSM) faculty, was recognised with an Honourable Mention at the Strategic Management Society (SMS) Finland…
- News from alumni Baby news Our warmest congratulations go to Frank and Kate Dempsey (FTMBA 2006-07) who are now the proud parents of baby Henry Robert.
- Press release New research reveals 'over-achieving' football managers Tony Pulis, Steve McClaren and Sam Allardyce take the top 3 slots in a new table of 'over-achieving' football managers published today by Warwick Business School's Dr Sue Bridgewater at the University of Warwick.
April
- New book The Handbook of Decision Making Co-edited by David C Wilson.
- Feature New WBS research unit applies cross-border and inter-disciplinary approach A new web page has recently appeared on the WBS website, profiling the activities of the International Policy & Technology Research Unit IPTRU.
- Press release WBS professor invited onto Board of new Academy of Indian Marketing Nigel F Piercy, Professor of Marketing & Strategy and Associate Dean (The Warwick MBA) at WBS has been invited to become a member of the International Advisory Board for the new Academy of Indian Marketing (AIM).
- Feature Thinking Entrepreneurship goes live An exciting new initiative was recently launched by international accountancy firm Mazars and Warwick Business School's Enterprise Hub aimed at helping entrepreneurs and owner managers in the UK and internationally harness and develop their…
- News from alumni Shanghai network event review On Saturday afternoon 10 April, Alison Bond, Deputy Director of WBS Development and Alumni Relations, Marco Yang (DLMBA 2002-07) and Ian M Oades (FTMBA 2001-02), hosted a Warwick alumni event at O'Malley's, the Irish Pub in Shanghai.
- New book Football Management Authored by Sue Bridgewater.
- New book Football Brands Authored by Sue Bridgewater.
- News from alumni Combined role for Olga Olga Nefedova (FTMBA 2008-09) was one of two MBA entrepreneurs featured in City AM recently. Having worked as a senior drilling engineer for Schlumberger for four years and then for Mitsubishi Steel Trading, Olga came to WBS to study for a full-time…
- News from alumni Invitation to seminar in London Members of the London Committee and the All Party Climate change group invite you to join them for a heated debate on Wednesday 19 May: The Perfect Storm of Climate Change, Peak Oil and Population Growth - Impacts and Solutions.
- Press release Warwick Business School responds to the crisis by appointing a new kind of scientist Andrew Oswald, a leading British academic known for his iconoclastic ideas on the study of happiness and herd behaviour, has been appointed as Pro Dean for Research and Professor of Behavioural Science at Warwick Business School.
- News from alumni Invitation to free workshops in West Midlands Robert Craven (FTMBA 1990-91) extends an invitation to attend a workshop in the West Midlands 'WORK ON' mini-tour. This workshop focuses on how to 'Work On' your business to get tangible results. These free sessions are being run by Business Link…
- Press release Volcanic ash disruption for WBS staff and students Staff and students from WBS who are facing uncertainty or disruption to travel arrangements caused by the Icelandic volcanic ash clouds can find both University-specific and general advice and information on Warwick's Insite web pages here.
- Feature WBS Leaders Series - Lessons in leadership from sport Associate Professor Sue Bridgewater will share with delegates on Lessons in leadership from sport and on the progress of the Centre for Sports Management. This is an invitation-only evening presentation taking place in London, with an opportunity…
- News from alumni Chartwell appointment for Andrew Calgary-based Chartwell Technology Inc. a leading provider of games, gaming systems and platform for the regulated online casino gaming industry, recently announced the appointment of Andrew Pegler (FTMBA 1998-99) as Sales Director for its wholly…
- News from alumni News from Cape Town Colin Cornish (EMBA 1991-95) emailed with news of his friend Nigel C Brownbill (FTMBA 1986-88). 'After graduating from Warwick, Nigel moved out to South Africa, where he founded his successful consulting company - Advanced Corporate Concepts based…
- Story Outsourcing - video on European-wide research Last summer, WBS Associate Professor of Information Systems Dr Julia Kotlarsky and WBS Associate Dr Ilan Oshri concluded joint European-wide research on outsourcing. Ilan has now recorded a video summarising the major findings and conclusions of…
- Press release Warwick Business School takes part in first-ever virtual international recruitment fair WBS is one of only 3 UK schools who took part last week in GMAC's first-ever virtual Recruitment Fair - GMATCH - for applicants interested in taking a Masters or MBA degree at a top business school. In total 24 schools from Asia, Europe and North…
- News from alumni Finding solutions Chris Mortimer (MSBAC 2008-09) co-Founder of Tiger Solutions, tells us what inspired him to start the company with classmate Sumi Sivaraj, while they were both still studying at WBS.
- News from alumni Acas appointment for Linda Dickens Department for Business, Innovation and Skills Employment Relations Minister, Lord Young, has announced the appointment of Professor Linda Dickens, MBE (MAIR 1970-72) to the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (Acas) Council.
- News from alumni Bangalore event review Warwick alumni met on Wednesday 17 March at the Leela Palace Hotel, Bangalore.
- Press release ACAS Appoints Linda Dickens Department for Business, Innovation and Skills Employment Relations Minister, Lord Young, today announced the appointment of Professor Linda Dickens to the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (Acas) Council.
March
- Story WBS experts write in Harvard Business Review Harvard Business Review is one of the most respected business journals in the world, referenced equally by academics and corporate practitioners. WBS experts have written articles in both the April and March issues.
- Press release The Warwick-Acas Lowry lecture 2010 The speaker of this year's Warwick-Acas Lowry Lecture is Richard Lambert, Director-General of the CBI and Chancellor of the University of Warwick. His lecture, The labour market and employment relations beyond the recession was delivered to an…
- Story First European MBA Career Fair WBS is one of only six European business schools, and the sole UK participant, to be taking part in a first-of-its-kind Careers Fair in Germany next month.
- New book Conceptual Modeling for Discrete-event Simulation Co-edited by Stewart Robinson and Kathy Kotiadis of WBS, Roger J Brooks and Durk-Jouke van der Zee.
- News from alumni Moscow event review On Sunday 21 March there was a meeting of Russian alumni and students at the Holiday Inn Lesnaya in Moscow, hosted by WBS alumnus Maxim Lobov (MAOS 2008-09) and DLMBA programme manager Sue Beech.
- News from alumni Frankfurt event review On Friday 19 March, WBS alumnus Simon Champ (MMBA 2005-08) and DLMBA 3rd year student Jan-Olaf Barth co-hosted a dinner with DLMBA programme manager Sue Beech at a former tram garage which is now one of Frankfurt's newer popular restaurants.
- New book Leadership for Healthcare Authored by Jean Hartley and John Benington.
- Feature Excellent students Several successes for WBS students have taken place over the past month, ranging from awards for excellent coursework to success in competitions.
- Press release Almost 5 per cent of UK small firms worse off through rising costs On Budget Day in the UK, a report finds that almost 5% of the UK's small firms are losing out financially because of the rising cost of running a business.
- News from alumni Thanks to WBS alumni Rahul Bhandari (MSc Business Analytics & Consulting 2008-09) graduated in January 2010 from the first cohort of the programme. As part of his research project, WBS alumni were asked to take part in an anonymous survey aimed at senior managers…
- News from alumni Hong Kong happy hour event review On the first Thursday of every odd month, Warwick alumni in Hong Kong gather at Happy Hour to catch up with each other over a drink.
- News from alumni Brand culture in China Mike Bastin (FTMBA 1991-92) had an article featured in China Daily in February under the headline Brand culture in China should start with managers.
- News from alumni Barclays launch 'Let's Talk...' series Robert Craven (FTMBA 1990-91) announces the launch of the Spring 2010 Barclays 'Let's Talk...' series of award-winning seminars and workshops.
- News from alumni Dubai network event review Ben Plummer-Powell, WBS Director of Development and Alumni Relations, met with Warwick alumni in Dubai on 8 March at Calabar.
- Feature Emotional Prosperity Will Gross National Wellbeing join Gross National Product as an indicator of performance in the future? Professor Andrew Oswald provides a fascinating overview of his recent research.
- News from alumni Inspired choice Jim Whittaker (MMBA 2000-06) emailed: 'During my MBA studies, the Entrepreneur / Venture Capital modules gave me the inspiration and confidence to decide to set up my own business - for me it was just a case of when was going to be the right time…
- Feature Investing in the Future David Smith, the Former Chief Executive Officer of Jaguar Land Rover, talks to Professor Bob Johnston about the future of UK manufacturing.
- New book Unmasking the Entrepreneur Jointly authored by Andr� Spicer.
- New book Creative Strategy: Reconnecting Business and Innovation Co-authored by Chris Bilton, who teaches on the MSc Marketing and Strategy programme, and Steve Cummings, WBS Associate.
February
- Press release New Dean at WBS The University of Warwick has appointed Mark P. Taylor as the new Dean of Warwick Business School.
- Feature WBS Student Entrepreneurs triumph again The annual Be Your Own Boss competition, organised by Warwick Entrepreneurs Society and supported by NACUE, a national organisation that supports and represents university enterprise societies and student entrepreneurs, came to a head last month. …
- New book Industrial Relations: Theory and Practice Edited by Trevor Colling and Mike Terry, this is the 3rd edition, following on from preceding volumes edited by Paul Edwards.
- Feature New book on UK industrial relations relevant for practitioners and researchers Described as a 'must-read' by Professor Harry Katz at Cornell, the latest book from Warwick Business School's Industrial Relations Research Unit will be invaluable to students and researchers in the UK and elsewhere who want to understand British…
- Press release WBS first in UK in The Economist ratings of Distance Learning MBAs In The Economist's second biennial rating of Distance Learning MBA programmes, announced today, Warwick Business School's Distance Learning MBA is again rated top in the UK.
- Story WBS professor invited to Duke University USA Roger Mumby-Croft, WBS Professor of Enterprise and Director of the Enterprise Hub, has been invited to Duke University's Fuqua School of Business this autumn.
- Feature WBS Forum, From Zero to �120 million Sales Professor David Wilson talks to entrepreneur Denys Shortt; Chairman and CEO of DCS Europe Plc.
- Press release New Study Reveals Long Delays and Variability are Losing the UK Research and Jobs Significant new research from Warwick Business School and Queen Mary, University of London, warns that delays and variability in the approvals process for clinical research could be causing pharmaceutical companies to look outside the UK and risks…
- News from alumni Taking on the toughest One WBS alumnus is literally going the extra mile for charity. In April, Geraint Evans (DLMBA 2005-09) is taking part in the 25th Marathon des Sables for the Birmingham Children's Hospital Charity.
- News from alumni Top ranking for Bob McGee A study of business ethics scholarship by accounting professors in North America has ranked Professor Robert W McGee (PhD 1982-86) #1.
- News from alumni Charity challenge Brother and sister Werner and Theresia B"umker are about to undertake a unique charity challenge by participating in the '2010 ABSA Cape Epic' mountain bike race in South Africa from 21-28 March. Both WBS alumni - Werner (BSc International Business…
- Press release WBS Recruiter Warwick Business School has developed a first-of-a-kind recruitment portal to aid its students and alumni in the increasingly difficult world of the MBA job hunt.
- Feature WBS Forum Professor Simon Collinson, Deputy Dean and Professor of International Business & Innovation, talks to Christopher Tan, CEO and founder of Providend Ltd.
- News from alumni New role for Mike Goodwin Leicestershire Constabulary's Deputy Chief Constable Mike Goodwin (MMBA 1997-2001) retired in January 2010 after 30 years police service and eight years as a Chief Police Officer in Leicestershire.
- News from alumni New appointment for Gary Travers Consultant Cyril Sweett Group has recently appointed Gary Travers (FTMBA 1999-2000) as group marketing director.
January
- News from alumni Free assistance for struggling business in the West Midlands The Business Recovery Service is a free service targeted at assisting companies at risk or currently struggling due to the recession.
- Feature WBS research translates into practical success Research by Vladimir Deineko, WBS Associate Professor of Operational Research, has recently provided two examples of academic research translating successfully into practice.
- News from alumni New appointment Fawzia Haworth (nee Pirbhai) (FTMBA 1996-97) has been made Head of Customer Retention for online DVD rental and entertainment company LOVEFiLM.com.
- News from alumni Publication news Gordon Pearson (BSc ManSci 1969-72) emailed: 'I was a graduate from Warwick's first ever BSc Management Science programme, graduating in 1972. I spent half my career in industry and half in academia, mainly at Keele, where I'm now an Honorary…
- News from alumni News of nuptials Joanna Monno (BSc International Business 2001-05) emailed with the news that she and Laurence Anderson (MEng Computer Systems Engineering 2001-05) are getting married on 30 May 2010.
- Story Postgraduate student consultancy projects Whether you are a WBS student or member of staff, or someone from outside the University of Warwick altogether, you may be currently working for or know of a business that needs help with a specific project or a short-term job that needs completing…
- Feature Winter graduation report The short winter days and cold and wet weather were forgotten last week on the Warwick campus with the celebrations of Winter graduation.
- Press release MA graduates win prizes Two MA graduates returned to Warwick Business School last week to receive prizes for their outstanding course work, and then a few days later to attend the official Winter graduation ceremony.
- Story IBM Universities Business Challenge success The annual IBM Universities Business Challenge is well under way for 2009-10. WBS submitted four teams, and one of these has successfully reached the second stage - the UK semi-finals.
- Press release WBS professor speaks out in Wall Street Journal for business schools Nigel Piercy, Professor of Marketing & Strategic Management, and Associate Dean for the Warwick MBA, has written an article published on Page 2 of today's Wall Street Journal Europe. He succinctly argues that apportioning blame to business…
- News from alumni OBE for David Storey Our congratulations go to Professor David Storey, of the Centre for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises, who has been awarded an OBE for services to business in the 2010 New Year honours list.
- New book Implementing information and consultation: evidence from longitudinal case studies with 150 or more employees Jointly authored by Mark Hall, Mike Terry and John Purcell of WBS, with Sue Hutchinson and Jane Parker. The report Implementing information and consultation: developments in medium-sized organisations is also now published.
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